We specialise in building workplaces, covering fitouts and refurbishments in prime CBD locations. Work with us to transform spaces into something more. Something better. Bring your commercial office interior fitout and refurbishment experience to the leader in this field.

About Us
At MPA, our team of approachable experts is the kind that people love working with. Great at communicating and keeping people up to date every step of the way, we come to every project with an open mind, a good dose of curiosity and a genuine passion for perfecting even the smallest of details. In short, we live and breathe what we do. It means we're a close-knit community in every sense—one that works together, cares for each other and has fun along the way. For over 27 years, we've been committed to turning big ambitions into reality. Today, our team of 150 people specialise in building innovative, progressive workplaces. We focus on transforming work into something more, encompassing the entire ecosystem of modern work. Our work extends beyond commercial spaces to include health, wellness, retail, hospitality, and education. As an award-winning workplace specialist, our projects include small interior enhancement to large-scale, high-end multi-million-dollar projects. With a growing team and an exciting line-up of projects coming up, we are looking for a Junior Interior Designer to join the MPA team. The Prospect The Insight & Design team is a collective of passionate designers, strategists, and problem-solvers who live and breathe design. We are seeking a Design Manager who shares our passion, our commitment to excellence, and our unwavering belief in the power of design to influence, inspire, and impact. Your Role As a Design Manager at MPA,



you will work with the Insight team to enable value creation for MPA clients and prospective clients. You'll help the client translate technical information into tangible solutions and options during early engagement and beyond. Managing the design process, you will deliver the design in line with the contract program, long lead time procurement requirements and construction dates. With your wealth of experience and knowledge, you will identify key risks and recommend opportunities that eliminate financial or safety risks in the design. As a strategic advisor and technical design management expert, you will build client confidence through actively portraying sound design knowledge and thought leadership. With a strong design appreciation, you will support innovation through design review and value management processes while enhancing project design options in line with client budget and creating design options that maintain the client's design intent. About You As a passionate and driven design expert, you are keen to share your expertise and join an innovative team. You hold tertiary qualifications in Interior Design, Architecture, or similar (relevant to commercial fit out design) and have 10+ years' experience in design management. The ideal candidate has strong knowledge of the National Construction Code (Building Code of Australia), Australian Building Standards,



and Disability Codes at a level to undertake reviews and provide advice; Greenstar accreditation is advantageous. With excellent communication skills, you project confidence, credibility, and expertise. You are experienced in presenting, having participated and lead pitch meetings and relationship building with external stakeholders. You create opportunities to actively share your expertise and insights to reach solutions with the team and clients. You are an active listener, asking questions for clarity while adapting your communication style to fit the audience and achieve mutual outcomes.

What We Offer
Bringing life to our workplace means creating an environment for people to grow, connect and expand their career. One where people have every opportunity to thrive and are properly recognised for their achievements. Where taking time out for some fun is always a good idea. Because work should be as enjoyable as it is rewarding. Benefits We're proud to say that when you join us, you're joining a great place to work, with industry leading engagement and benefits to enhance your career, including:
• Additional leave days on top of annual leave entitlements.
• Wellbeing programs, including a $295 annual Wellbeing voucher to use how you choose, Health and Life Coaches, mental health support and fitness activities.
• Great social events to build connections with clients, your colleagues and subcontractors.
• Share in our business' success with generous rewards as part of MPA Leadership Excellence scheme. If you're passionate about transforming spaces and leading a great team, apply now For more information, visit www.mpa.com.au Note to recruitment agencies: We have preferred recruitment partners in place and therefore are unable to accept speculative enquiries.

📌 Design Manager (Sydney)
🏢 MPA
📍 Sydney